Car hire and driving in Utrecht
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In The Netherlands traffic drives on the right. Picking up at AMS means 34 km (21 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Utrecht
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utrecht to Almere Stad | The Netherlands | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Utrecht to Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 35 km (22 mi) | about 32 min |
| Utrecht to Hoofddorp | The Netherlands | 38 km (23 mi) | about 35 min |
| Utrecht to Zoetermeer | The Netherlands | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Utrecht to Leiden | The Netherlands | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Utrecht to Dordrecht | The Netherlands | 44 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Utrecht to 's-Hertogenbosch | The Netherlands | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Utrecht to Zaanstad | The Netherlands | 45 km (28 mi) | about 42 min |
| Utrecht to Haarlem | The Netherlands | 46 km (29 mi) | about 42 min |
| Utrecht to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Utrecht to Arnhem | The Netherlands | 55 km (34 mi) | about 51 min |
| Utrecht to The Hague | The Netherlands | 56 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Utrecht to London | United Kingdom | 367 km (228 mi) | about 5 h 35 min |
| Utrecht to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,777 km (1,104 mi) | about 27 h 6 min |
| Utrecht to Berlin | Germany | 565 km (351 mi) | about 8 h 37 min |
| Utrecht to Madrid | Spain | 1,462 km (909 mi) | about 22 h 18 min |
| Utrecht to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,767 km (1,098 mi) | about 26 h 57 min |
| Utrecht to Rome | Italy | 1,263 km (785 mi) | about 19 h 16 min |
| Utrecht to Paris | France | 410 km (255 mi) | about 6 h 15 min |
| Utrecht to Hamburg | Germany | 365 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 34 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Utrecht?
The right, as everywhere in The Netherlands.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.